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Descriptor English: Pecten
Descriptor Spanish: Pecten
Descriptor Pecten
Scope note: Género de vieiras de la familia PECTINIDAE, clase BIVALVIA. La concha suele tener "nervios" de disposición radial.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pecten
Descriptor French: Pecten
Entry term(s): Pecten maximus
Pectens
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.644.080.660.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049910
Scope note: A genus of scallops in the family PECTINIDAE, class BIVALVIA. The shell is usually radially ribbed.
Annotation: as animal & food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Mollusca (1965-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
DeCS ID: 50418
Unique ID: D049910
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Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Pecten - Preferred
Concept UI M0470917
Scope note A genus of scallops in the family PECTINIDAE, class BIVALVIA. The shell is usually radially ribbed.
Preferred term Pecten
Entry term(s) Pectens
Pecten maximus - Narrower
Concept UI M0470918
Preferred term Pecten maximus



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